agaric
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1. a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside (noun.plant)
| hyponym | : | mushroom, |
| definition | : | mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | mushroom, |
| definition | : | common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | toadstool, |
| definition | : | common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | amanita muscaria, fly agaric, |
| definition | : | poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pholiota astragalina, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pholiota destruens, |
| definition | : | a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pholiota flammans, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pholiota flavida, |
| definition | : | a fungus that grows in clusters on the ground; cap is brownish orange with a surface that is smooth and slightly sticky; whitish gills and a cylindrical brown stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pholiota squarrosa-adiposa, |
| definition | : | a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pholiota squarrosa, scaly pholiota, |
| definition | : | a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | stropharia ambigua, |
| definition | : | a gilled fungus with a long stalk and a yellow slimy cap from which fragments of the broken veil hang; gills are initially white but become dark brown as spores are released (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | stropharia hornemannii, |
| definition | : | a gilled fungus with a large slimy purple or olive cap; gills become purple with age; the stalk is long and richly decorated with pieces of the white sheath that extends up to a ring (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | stropharia rugoso-annulata, |
| definition | : | a large gilled fungus with a broad cap and a long stalk; the cap is dark brown; the white gills turn dark purplish brown with age; edible and choice (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | entoloma lividum, entoloma sinuatum, |
| definition | : | a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | entoloma aprile, |
| definition | : | an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | chlorophyllum molybdites, |
| definition | : | a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings' (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | lepiota, |
| definition | : | any fungus of the genus Lepiota (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | lepiota procera, parasol mushroom, |
| definition | : | edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | blewits, clitocybe nuda, |
| definition | : | edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | tricholoma pessundatum, |
| definition | : | a mildly poisonous agaric with a viscid reddish brown cap and white gills and stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | tricholoma sejunctum, |
| definition | : | an agaric with a cap that is coated with dark fibrils in the center and has yellowish margins (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | tricholoma pardinum, |
| definition | : | a poisonous agaric having a pale cap with fine grey fibrils (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | tricholoma vaccinum, |
| definition | : | an agaric with a cap that is densely covered with reddish fibrils and pale gills and stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | tricholoma aurantium, |
| definition | : | an orange tan agaric whose gills become brown by maturity; has a strong odor and taste (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pluteus aurantiorugosus, |
| definition | : | an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pluteus magnus, sawdust mushroom, |
| definition | : | an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | chinese mushroom, straw mushroom, volvariella volvacea, |
| definition | : | small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | volvariella bombycina, |
| definition | : | a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | clitocybe clavipes, |
| definition | : | an agaric with a flat cap that is greyish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | clitocybe dealbata, |
| definition | : | a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | clitocybe inornata, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a cap that is creamy grey when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | clitocybe subconnexa, |
| definition | : | an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk is fleshy and unpolished (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | flammulina velutipes, winter mushroom, |
| definition | : | an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | waxycap, |
| definition | : | any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cortinarius armillatus, |
| definition | : | a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cortinarius atkinsonianus, |
| definition | : | an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cortinarius corrugatus, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cortinarius gentilis, |
| definition | : | a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cortinarius semisanguineus, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cortinarius subfoetidus, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cortinarius violaceus, |
| definition | : | a fungus that is violet overall with a squamulose cap (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | gymnopilus spectabilis, |
| definition | : | a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | gymnopilus validipes, |
| definition | : | a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | gymnopilus ventricosus, |
| definition | : | a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | shoestring fungus, |
| definition | : | any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maples (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | armillaria ponderosa, white matsutake, |
| definition | : | a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | armillaria zelleri, |
| definition | : | a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | agaricales, order agaricales, |
| definition | : | typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota (noun.plant) |
2. fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | fungus, |
| definition | : | an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | fomes, genus fomes, |
| definition | : | genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees (noun.plant) |
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